Poncian Surname

554,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 574 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Poncian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poncian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4341:121,98511,567
Philippines1361:744,39973,733
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Poncian (198) may also be a first name.

Poncian Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Poncian Come From? nationality or country of origin

Poncian occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Poncian click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poncian? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 554,992nd most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 12,696,073 people. The last name Poncian occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Poncian are found; 76 percent are found in East Africa and 76 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 644,447th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 198 people.

Poncian is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 434 people, or 1 in 121,985. In Tanzania Poncian is primarily found in: Kagera Region, where 60 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 38 percent reside and Tanga Region, where 1 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 24 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ponciane932/
Ponciang931/
Phoncian931/
Poincian931/
Potencian881/
Poncion8683/
Ponchan8640/
Pancian868/
Poncean867/
Poncien860/
Phonchan80826/
Poonchan8048/
Poncione8042/
Panciang8040/
Poincein8015/
Phoncsan801/
Pancan77269/
Poncon77200/
Ponzan7755/
Poncen776/
Puncan773/
Potencion75221/
Phonchanh7514/
Phoonchan755/
Phonchahn751/
Phonchain751/
Ponchon711,946/
Panchan711,258/
Puncion7193/
Poincon7175/
Punchan7124/
Pancain716/
Ponchón713/
Pancann713/
Pancion712/
Puincan711/
Pancien711/
Phanchan67430/
Phonchon67236/
Pancione67220/
Phunchan67122/
Poinchon6725/
Pontsane6715/
Panchane6711/
Pontsang677/
Puncione674/
Panchann672/
Panchain671/
Panchein671/
Pounchon671/
Pontsein670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Poncian
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